Service difficulty report · Magneto · Cessna 207A

Difficulty date
June 6, 2015
Submitted
June 10, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9996M
Make and model
Cessna 207A
Aircraft serial
20700779
Aircraft time
26,342 hours
Engine
Cont IO520F
Engine time
1,598 hours
Part
Magneto
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING FLIGHT, PILOT NOTICED ENG TO BE RUNNING ROUGH, PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO POINT OF DEPARTURE FOR EVALUATION. INSPECTED MAGNETO TIMING & ADJUSTED. TIGHTENED NR FIVE CYLINDER INTAKE TUBE CLAMP & INSPECTED FUEL CONTROL FILTER SCREEN, NO DEFECTS NOTED. POST MX FLIGHT CHECK WAS SUCCESSFUL WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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